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March 23rd 2025

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Peter Polycarpou as the Phantom

Pictured: Shona Lindsay, Peter Polycarpou, and Geoff Ferris, London 1991.

Peter Polycarpou was the first Phantom I got to see on stage (in the ALW version - will be adding memories of the Ken Hill show some time, too!), and consequently I don't remember a lot about his performance, except that it underwhelmed me compared to Crawford on the OLC. Polycarpou didn't really have the vocal power to sustain the long notes, and I didn't cry as hard as I was expecting to. Though I saw him a few years later in The Secret Garden (with the magnificent Philip Quast), in which he was excellent.

I have an article from Polycarpou's time in the show, from the Daily Telegraph in late 1991. Its tone annoys me, as it's focused on how "difficult" it was for Geoff Ferris, then resident director, to deal with actors wanting to put their own touches to the role, like Dave Willetts once falling to his knees at the end. Ferris evidently didn't like actors doing the very things that have kept fans going back to see the show with new casts year after year - in contrast to Hal Prince, who I'm told welcomed and appreciated interesting innovations.

Honestly, this piece still pisses me off. From the earliest fan reviews in the Phantom Notes zine to now, fans have always loved noticing the different details, takes and approaches different actors have given to the role. The notion that they should have been stopped from doing that goes against the whole point of acting and is fundamentally absurd. Also, three West End Phantoms in a row told a handful of us fans at the stage door that Ferris was himself difficult to work with, with one calling him a bully (again in contrast to Hal Prince). The second two were glad to hear it wasn't just them. I wonder what Polycarpou's Phantom would have been like if he'd been given more freedom in the role.

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End of article (which was by Susannah Herbert) is cut off, but I assume if it’d mentioned Phantom again, I’d have made sure to include it. 

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So, apparently Herodotus (aka Peter Polycarpou) can sing?! His voice is absolutely beautiful and I wish they had let him sing in Odyssey!

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New / Old pictures of Samantha Barks and her City Of Angels co-stars, Marc Elliott, Peter Polycarpou and Tam Mutu.

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Let’s Do The Time Warp Again: Miss Saigon

So this will be my version of #TransformationTuesday and in honor of Miss Saigon officially opening on Broadway I figured what better show to do. Each row represents a different character and the people who originally portrayed them in each production (Or at least the ones I chose) in this post specifically from left to right it will go Original West End, Original Broadway, 2014 West End Revival and 2017 Broadway Revival

Kim: Lea Salonga, Lea Salonga, Eva Noblezada, Eva Noblezada

The Engineer: Jonathan Pryce, Jonathan Pryce, Jon Jon Briones, Jon Jon Briones

Chris: Simon Bowman, Willy Falk, Alistair Brammer, Alistair Brammer

John: Peter Polycarpou, Hinton Battle, Hugh Maynard, Nicholas Christopher

Ellen: Claire Moore, Liz Callaway, Tamsin Carroll, Katie Rose Clarke

Thuy: Keith Burns, Barry K. Bernal, Hong Kwang-Ho, Devin Ilaw

Gigi: Isay Alvarez, Marina Chapa, Rachelle Ann Go, Rachelle Ann Go

Kim Alternate: Monique Wilson, Kam Cheng, Tanya Manalang, Lianah Sta. Ana

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Birds of a Feather: "All Gone Pear Shaped"

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People with Greek heritage taking on lead roles in POTO

Peter Polycarpou, Phantom in West End 1991-1992. Born in the UK, to Greek-Cypriot parents.

Mario Frangoulis, Raoul in West End 1991. Greek, born in Zimbabwe, grew up in Athens. 

Melina Kalomas, Madame Giry in the World Tour 2019-2020. Mostly assuming here, cause DAT NAME is Greek. 

Paris Paraskevadis, u/s Raoul in Thessaloniki and Athens 2019-2020. Greek, born and raised in Athens, based in the UK. 

Constantine Pappas, u/s Raoul in the Restaged US Tour. Greek-American. 

Theano Makariou, Meg Giry in the Hamburg revival, 2013-2014. Born in Cyprus, based in Germany. 

Denia Lev, u/s Carlotta in Thessaloniki and Athens 2019-2020. Greek, lives and works in Greece. 

Christiana Loizu, Christine in Sofia 2019. Greek-Cypriot, born in Cyprus, has spent much of her career in Bulgaria.

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Review: Falling Stars Stream

Review: #FallingStars "Conceived and written by Polycarpou, Falling Stars is the story of a lost songbook found hidden away in an antique shop. The song cycle is an homage..." @Gingerqmedia @TheUnionTheatre @stream_theatre

Stars of stage and screen Peter Polycarpou and Sally Ann Triplett unite in the new musical Falling Stars.

Conceived and written by Polycarpou, Falling Starsis the story of a lost songbook found hidden away in an antique shop on the East Finchley High Road. The song cycle is an homage to the composers, collaborators, and publishers of the 1920s, who created some of the greatest music of all…

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